Appropriate Expectations Case Study
Cynthia Campbell
Intro to Early Childhood Behavior Management
Instructor: Amy Johnson
Ashford University
August 11, 2014

It seems that there are more and more students in classrooms today that are becoming easily distracted, Ron appears to be one of many students facing this challenge. In order to help and prepare Ron for success in the classroom, Ms. Bosco will need to identify and describe appropriate classroom behavior, critically analyze his behavior as well as implement strategies. One strategy that Ms. Bosco has decided to implement is to increase his sense of community by having him sit with his peers and having all students learn each other’s names (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, n.d.). In addition, Ms. Bosco could also have the students take turns discussing things about themselves such as their favorite colors, food, cartoons and superheroes, thus allowing Ron to feel less intimidated, find common ground with his classmates and become more attentive. This activity would provide that sense of community that Ms. Bosco is trying to achieve by involving not all of the students. It appears that Ron would also benefit from set norms or rules, as students “want and need teachers to demonstrate authority by setting” standards for behavior and academic expectations (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, n.d.). In Ron’s situation, it would be important to address the need to respect his classmates by not making noise or sprawling on the carpet while Ms. Bosco is teaching (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, n.d). It could be beneficial to review class rules as a group so that Ron does not feel singled out (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, n.d). Also, remind him that he should follow the teacher’s directions, should speak at the right time and raise his hand to speak (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, n.d; Barr, 2014). In addition, Ron could benefit from helping add to the established classroom rules (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, n.d). In Ron's case, with finding out his background, it may have been easier for Ron, Ms Bosco, his parents, and fellow students if Ron's parents had registered him one day and then have him to return to school the following day. With Ron's situation he did not know what was expected of him in Ms Bosco's classroom, and with his behavioral issues it would have also been beneficial to Ms Bosco to be more prepared to handle his disruptions, they may not have occurred at all or on a smaller scale if she had known about the behaviors at the prior schools. In today's classrooms it is necessary to have the expectations or rules if you will established, without them there would be nothing but chaos within the classroom. One classroom behavior that is necessary is to make sure that all children respect one another and each other's property. Following in line with this is making sure that the children respect themselves. If I child respects themselves and their own property they are less likely to destroy another child's property and they would not being willing to treat another child the way that they would not want to be treated. Making sure that the children understand that their are classroom rules that must be followed will help them to better understand what you expect out of them and if they do not follow the classroom rules there will be consequences to pay. Such as if, a child continues to get out of his or her seat that they can and would loose their recess or free time. While the other students are enjoying themselves, they will remain in the classroom doing additional work. Always making sure that children are not talking when the teacher is talking or when another student is speaking is also an appropriate behavior that needs to be followed in a classroom. Children need to understand that they would need to raise their hand to be called upon instead of just answering the question or to just get up out of their seat without permission as this can disrupt everyone else around them and sometimes even the entire classroom. If we implement these things from the first day of the school year or even the first day of a new students attendance things are less apt to be disrupted in the classroom. Yes, we may have the child or children that do have behavioral issues that will continue to cause disruptions will be somewhat easier to handle than having 15-20 students all doing as they wish in your classroom.

References
Barr, K. (2014). Tips to Help First Graders Focus. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/list_7647987_tips-first-graders-focus.html Teach123. (2014). Easily Distracted: Tips to help your students focus. Retrieved from http://teach123-school.blogspot.com/2014/02/easily-distracted.html The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (n.d.). Norms and Expectations. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/case_studies/ICS-003.pdf